"Some interesting news has broken in the wake of the latest push for gun control by President Obama and Senate Democrats: Obama sends his kids to a school where armed guards are used as a matter of fact.
The school, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC, has 11 security officers and is seeking to hire a new police officer as we speak.
If you dismiss this by saying, “Of course they have armed guards – they get Secret Service protection,” then you’ve missed the larger point.
The larger point is that this is standard operating procedure for the school, period. And this is the reason people like NBC’s David Gregory send their kids to Sidwell, they know their kids will be protected from the carnage that befell kids at a school where armed guards weren’t used (and weren’t even allowed).
Shame on President Obama for seeking more gun control and for trying to prevent the parents of other school children from doing what he has clearly done for his own. His children sit under the protection guns afford, while the children of regular Americans are sacrificed."
Doesnt matter if you are getting treatment, the problem is if you still have access to weapons. I dont see why civilians should have assault rifles handy, or RPG’s and autos (evenif they are harder to get).
Double barrel shotguns/handguns are more than enough. And if you ‘need semiautomatic rifle to protect yourself of tyranny’. Well I can say you have already lost that war thanks to the military budget. :)[/quote]
The majority of firearm homicides are committed with handguns…
Long gun homicides account for like some ridiculously negligible number.
Almost every male over 18 in sweden has a legitimate assault rifle in their home, yet the country has an amazingly low level of firearm homicide. Why?
People keep focusing on the gun rather than examining the social and economic issues that cause these problems in the first place.[/quote]
Hahah what the fu** are you talking about? No they dont. And secondly guns per 100 residents in sweden is 32 while here in the US it’s 88 per 100 residents(rank 1). Second place is Serbia with 58 /100. And we know what’s been going on in the past decades Serbia (or should know)…
[quote]Alpha F wrote:
"Some interesting news has broken in the wake of the latest push for gun control by President Obama and Senate Democrats: Obama sends his kids to a school where armed guards are used as a matter of fact.
The school, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC, has 11 security officers and is seeking to hire a new police officer as we speak.
If you dismiss this by saying, “Of course they have armed guards – they get Secret Service protection,” then you’ve missed the larger point.
The larger point is that this is standard operating procedure for the school, period. And this is the reason people like NBC’s David Gregory send their kids to Sidwell, they know their kids will be protected from the carnage that befell kids at a school where armed guards weren’t used (and weren’t even allowed).
Shame on President Obama for seeking more gun control and for trying to prevent the parents of other school children from doing what he has clearly done for his own. His children sit under the protection guns afford, while the children of regular Americans are sacrificed."
What brainwash. I am pretty sure every countries President’s / Kings / Dictators sons and daughters go to a school with armed guards due to the big risk of kidnapping etc. And highly likely their classmates are highly rich and connected and ‘kidnap material’. Where as average joe’s certainly dont need that.
Each year,43,000 or more of the United States population die due to vehicular accidents and around 2.9 million people end up suffering light or severe injuries.
Nobody talks about that.
26 people die in a schoolshooting and everyone are prepared to buy a better more powerful gun. Who benefits? The gun industry (like pretty much every major historical event except new orleans)
We dont need guns, we need balls and stop being scared so shitless.
at the age of 17, Eric Harris complained of depression, anger and possessing suicidal thoughts. As a result, he was prescribed the anti-depressant Zoloft. He complained of feeling restless and having trouble concentrating; in April, his doctor switched him to Luvox, a similar anti-depressant drug.[12] At the time of his death, Harris had therapeutic Luvox levels in his system. Some analysts, such as psychiatrist Peter Breggin, have argued that one or both of these medications may have contributed to Harris’s actions. Breggin said that side-effects of these drugs include increased aggression, loss of remorse, depersonalization, and mania.
Doesnt matter if you are getting treatment, the problem is if you still have access to weapons. I dont see why civilians should have assault rifles handy, or RPG’s and autos (evenif they are harder to get).
Double barrel shotguns/handguns are more than enough. And if you ‘need semiautomatic rifle to protect yourself of tyranny’. Well I can say you have already lost that war thanks to the military budget. :)[/quote]
Would you also suggest banning the sale of gasoline? Diesel fuel? Propane? Because if I were high on Luvox and mentally ill to begin with I could mass murder far, far, far more people than Eric Harris did without ever once getting twitchy with my trigger finger by just using one or a combination of the above listed chemicals and a cigarette lighter.[/quote]
Eric Harris DID HAVE PROPANE bombs, but they didnt explode cause it’s not that easy as getting an rifle as shooting people. You’ve been watching way too many movies.
Maybe you should start arguing why civilians arent allowed automatic rifles easily.
Doesnt matter if you are getting treatment, the problem is if you still have access to weapons. I dont see why civilians should have assault rifles handy, or RPG’s and autos (evenif they are harder to get).
Double barrel shotguns/handguns are more than enough. And if you ‘need semiautomatic rifle to protect yourself of tyranny’. [/quote]
Right. Because no murders are ever committed with shotguns/handguns, amirite?[/quote]
Semi-/automatic shotguns/assault rifles are far more efficient in doing that job. And doesnt need the planning and know how of fertilizer combos.[/quote]
Yawn.
How many murders in the US were committed with actual “assault rifles” last year? Last 5? Last 10?
Let’s be clear, first. “Semi-automatic” (read: AR-15 family) are not “assault rifles”.
How many kids were killed by guns in Chicago and Detroit alone last year? Past 5? Past 10? How many of those guns were actually legally possessed?
Thank you in advance for your well researched answer.
This made me think about all the opening day lectures my profs have rambled off. When the school shooting subject comes up they have always. Said the standard go to move was having everyone in the room throw whatever wasnt nailed down to disorient the person shooting.
If that class room had that many people launching books at the dudes head he wouldve done a lot less damage.
[i]Enemies Foreign And Domestic is a domestic terrorism thriller set in the near future. The novel begins on opening day of the NFL season, when bullets begin to rain down upon the upper deck of a packed football stadium. A panic stampede ensues, leading to mass casualties. The alleged sniper is found holding a smoking assault rifle, and is killed by a police marksman.
One week later, congress bans the private possession of all semi-automatic assault rifles. Gun owners are given one week to turn in their semi-automatic rifles, or face a five year mandatory sentence.
The plot revolves around the true identity of the actual sniper. The alleged sniper killed at the scene may be a patsy, and many Americans refuse to turn in their banned weapons, leading to a civil crisis in the nation.[/i][/quote]
[quote]Alpha F wrote:
"Some interesting news has broken in the wake of the latest push for gun control by President Obama and Senate Democrats: Obama sends his kids to a school where armed guards are used as a matter of fact.
The school, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC, has 11 security officers and is seeking to hire a new police officer as we speak.
If you dismiss this by saying, “Of course they have armed guards – they get Secret Service protection,” then you’ve missed the larger point.
The larger point is that this is standard operating procedure for the school, period. And this is the reason people like NBC’s David Gregory send their kids to Sidwell, they know their kids will be protected from the carnage that befell kids at a school where armed guards weren’t used (and weren’t even allowed).
Shame on President Obama for seeking more gun control and for trying to prevent the parents of other school children from doing what he has clearly done for his own. His children sit under the protection guns afford, while the children of regular Americans are sacrificed."
Going to go back to not taking sides and just reading this thread after this quick comment: “Armed Guards” in this context definitely sounds like hired security, which is a sect that I’m fairly sure would continue to carry weapons even with increased gun control legislation. If you want other schools to have the same protection of that one, then you need other schools to be as rich as that one so they can hire the same security. Arming teachers is not ‘armed guards.’